Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: foundation excavationEntry/Object ID
0002:0945Description
Hoover Dam construction: foundation excavation: "Drill crew on Nevada beach in dam foundation excavation. Fifty-six drills were in operation in the relatively small area shown in the photograph." 5/16/33; Bureau of Reclamation photo by Ben D. Glaha; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative; BCP 1683ACollection
UNLV Library, Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Glaha, Ben D.Role
PhotographerDate made
May 16, 1933 - May 16, 1933Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[Bureau of Reclamation photo by Ben D. Glaha] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [BCP 1683A]Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Hoover DamDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
November 26, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Aug 12, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020945Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo BCP 1683AGeneral Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
August 12, 2026![0002:0945: Hoover Dam construction: foundation excavation: "Drill crew on Nevada beach in dam foundation excavation. Fifty-six drills were in operation in the relatively small area shown in the photograph." 5/16/33 [Bureau of Reclamation photo by Ben D. Glaha] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [BCP 1683A]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/2a468570-9679-11f1-a377-eddf5dc4ae3f-wxTv8fI.lg-nt@2x.jpg)